Conyers, GA CIT project

The City of Conyers, Georgia was awarded a $132,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program. The grant falls under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710), which provides funding to law enforcement agencies to implement community policing strategies and build partnerships between police and the communities they serve.

Through this two-year award ending August 2023, the City of Conyers will utilize community policing approaches to address local public safety issues. This includes developing collaborative partnerships with community members, non-profits, businesses and other local organizations to identify and solve problems through systematic analysis and evaluation of responses. The funding will support organizational changes and personnel training to align the police department structure and operations with community partnership and proactive problem-solving models.